I caught a fish!
We went fishing this morning. As a vegetarian, fishing is not something I do very often. As a matter of fact, apart from 30 seconds on the Cape, then a fishing charter into the Gulf …
Has the white shoe brigade gone bare foot?
The white shoe brigade has become the bare foot brigade Just when I was starting to like Port Douglas comes an incident that reminds me of everything I dislike about the place. It started off …
Port Douglas in the wet season
Well I’ve returned to my least favourite place on our Great Cape York adventure – Port Douglas. One of my girlfriends has been wanting me to come to Port Douglas for a while, instead of …
Is there a 12 step program for iPhone addiction?
I’m an angry birds widow. Doc got a new iPhone the other day – well, he usurped his son’s but that’s another story – and he hasn’t stopped playing with it since. Angry birds mainly. …
Whinge, whinge, whinge … we’ll all be rooned!
I sing in the car. Nothing special about that you might think. Lots of people sing in the car. But I drive a convertible, and I don’t sound like Amy Winehouse. As a matter of …
What happens when teenagers are left home alone for 7 weeks?
The prodigal step-son has returned home. If you haven’t caught up, we recently went away to Cape York for 7 weeks. Before we went, there was quite a bit of discussion. Doc wanted his 17 …